CWE-426— Untrusted Search Path
The product searches for critical resources using an externally-supplied search path that can point to resources that are not under the product's direct control.— MITRE CWE catalog
778 active CVEs classified under this weakness category. Sourced from NVD, GHSA, and vendor advisories. Full definition on MITRE →
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- CVE-2026-113461MEDIUMCVSS 5.2EG 5.22026-10-21
Local privilege escalation in Checkmk 2.5.0p14 allows a local user with write access to the Oracle client library directory of an Oracle home listed in the 'oratab' file or to the 'oratab' file itself to execute code as root if an agent ha…
- CVE-2026-105331MEDIUMCVSS 5.2EG 5.22026-10-08
Local privilege escalation in Checkmk 2.5.0 before 2.5.0p10 allows a user with access to edit the Oracle Instant Client referenced by the agent plugin 'mk-oracle' to escalate their privileges if an agent has this plugin enabled.
- CVE-2025-29903MEDIUMCVSS 5.2EG 5.22025-03-12
In JetBrains Runtime before 21.0.6b872.80 arbitrary dynamic library execution due to insecure macOS flags was possible
- CVE-2025-13491MEDIUMCVSS 5.1EG 5.12026-02-05
IBM App Connect Enterprise Certified Container CD: 11.2.0 through 11.6.0, 12.1.0 through 12.19.0 and 12.0 LTS: 12.0.0 through 12.0.19 could allow an attacker to access sensitive files or modify configurations due to an untrusted search…
- CVE-2026-92587MEDIUMCVSS 5.0EG 5.02026-09-16
n8n is a workflow automation platform. In versions before 1.123.76, 2.37.7, and 2.38.2, the Git node validated a relative remote URL against the configured repositoryPath but then invoked git with that path as its working directory; git wa…
- CVE-2026-54055MEDIUMCVSS 5.0EG 5.02026-06-12
Kitty is a cross-platform GPU based terminal. In versions prior to 0.47.2, a local privilege escalation vulnerability exists in kitty's file transmission protocol where a child process running in the terminal can write to arbitrary files o…
- CVE-2023-29299MEDIUMCVSS 4.7EG 4.72023-08-10
Adobe Acrobat Reader versions 23.003.20244 (and earlier) and 20.005.30467 (and earlier) are affected by an Untrusted Search Path vulnerability that could lead to Application denial-of-service. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability …
- CVE-2020-8793MEDIUMCVSS 4.7EG 4.72020-02-25
OpenSMTPD before 6.6.4 allows local users to read arbitrary files (e.g., on some Linux distributions) because of a combination of an untrusted search path in makemap.c and race conditions in the offline functionality in smtpd.c.
- CVE-2025-0145MEDIUMCVSS 4.6EG 4.62025-01-30
Untrusted search path in the installer for some Zoom Workplace Apps for Windows may allow an authorized user to conduct an escalation of privilege via local access.
- CVE-2020-9106MEDIUMCVSS 4.6EG 4.62020-10-12
HUAWEI P30 Pro versions earlier than 10.1.0.160(C00E160R2P8) have a path traversal vulnerability. The system does not sufficiently validate certain pathname, successful exploit could allow the attacker access files and cause information di…
- CVE-2025-0733MEDIUMCVSS 4.5EG 4.52025-01-27
A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Postman up to 11.20 on Windows. This affects an unknown part in the library profapi.dll. The manipulation leads to untrusted search path. An attack has to be approached loc…
- CVE-2025-0732MEDIUMCVSS 4.5EG 4.52025-01-27
A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Discord up to 1.0.9177 on Windows. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality in the library profapi.dll. The manipulation leads to untrusted search path. Th…
- CVE-2024-13524MEDIUMCVSS 4.5EG 4.52025-01-20
A vulnerability has been found in obsproject OBS Studio up to 30.0.2 on Windows and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. The manipulation leads to untrusted search path. The attack needs to…
- CVE-2025-0567MEDIUMCVSS 4.5EG 4.52025-01-19
A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Epic Games Launcher up to 17.2.1. This vulnerability affects unknown code in the library profapi.dll of the component Installer. The manipulation leads to untrusted search path. Attack…
- CVE-2021-21562MEDIUMCVSS 4.4EG 4.42021-08-03
Dell EMC PowerScale OneFS contains an untrusted search path vulnerability. This vulnerability allows a user with (ISI_PRIV_LOGIN_SSH or ISI_PRIV_LOGIN_CONSOLE) and (ISI_PRIV_SYS_UPGRADE or ISI_PRIV_AUDIT) to provide an untrusted path which…
- CVE-2026-7309MEDIUMCVSS 4.3EG 4.32026-04-28
A flaw was found in the OpenShift Container Platform build system. A user with the `edit` ClusterRole can inject arbitrary environment variables, such as `LD_PRELOAD` or `http_proxy`, into `docker-build` containers through the `buildconfig…
- CVE-2023-23920MEDIUMCVSS 4.2EG 4.22023-02-23
An untrusted search path vulnerability exists in Node.js. <19.6.1, <18.14.1, <16.19.1, and <14.21.3 that could allow an attacker to search and potentially load ICU data when running with elevated privileges.
- CVE-2026-80159MEDIUMCVSS 4.0EG 4.02026-09-08
Acrobat Reader is affected by an Untrusted Search Path vulnerability that could result in privilege escalation. An attacker with high privileges could leverage this vulnerability to gain elevated access. Exploit depends on conditions beyon…
- CVE-2026-14673LOWCVSS 3.8EG 3.82026-08-13
Untrusted search path in PostgreSQL amcheck allows a grantee of amcheck function EXECUTE privilege to execute arbitrary functions as the owners of expression indexes that depend on the search path, via setting a hostile search path before …
- CVE-2025-1398LOWCVSS 3.3EG 3.32025-03-17
Mattermost Desktop App versions <=5.10.0 explicitly declared unnecessary macOS entitlements which allows an attacker with remote access to bypass Transparency, Consent, and Control (TCC) via code injection.
- CVE-2024-55503LOWCVSS 3.3EG 3.32025-01-15
An issue in termius before v.9.9.0 allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code via a crafted script to the DYLD_INSERT_LIBRARIES component.
- CVE-2024-53407LOWCVSS 3.3EG 3.32025-01-15
In Phiewer 4.1.0, a dylib injection leads to Command Execution which allow attackers to inject dylib file potentially leading to remote control and unauthorized access to sensitive user data.
- CVE-2024-22410LOWCVSS 3.3EG 3.32024-01-17
Creditcoin is a network that enables cross-blockchain credit transactions. The Windows binary of the Creditcoin node loads a suite of DLLs provided by Microsoft at startup. If a malicious user has access to overwrite the program files dire…
- CVE-2023-39202LOWCVSS 3.1EG 3.12023-11-14
Untrusted search path in Zoom Rooms Client for Windows and Zoom VDI Client may allow a privileged user to conduct a denial of service via local access.
- CVE-2026-40947LOWCVSS 2.9EG 2.92026-04-16
Yubico libfido2 before 1.17.0, python-fido2 before 2.2.0, and yubikey-manager before 5.9.1 have an unintended DLL search path.
- CVE-2025-15321LOWCVSS 2.7EG 2.72026-02-05
Tanium addressed an improper input validation vulnerability in Tanium Appliance.
- CVE-2017-1144LOWCVSS 2.5EG 2.52017-07-05
IBM WebSphere Message Broker could allow a local user with specialized access to prevent the message broker from starting. IBM X-Force ID: 122033.
- CVE-2024-3220LOWCVSS 2.3EG 2.32025-02-14
There is a defect in the CPython standard library module “mimetypes” where on Windows the default list of known file locations are writable meaning other users can create invalid files to cause MemoryError to be raised on Python runtim…
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